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mKE URIST forestT UNIVERSITY J Fall/Winter 1991 Volume 22 No. 1 CONTENTS BOARD OF EDFIORS VOLUME NUMBER FALL/WINTER Ediior-in-Chiof 22, 1 1991 Aimce Richardson Photograph) Editor Mar\ F. Balthasar “Ci'RRENT Developments in North Carolina Health Care Law” l.a\v School News Editor Karen E. Ead\ DEAN’S COLUMN Alumni News and Class Notes Editor 1 Rita M. Sampson EDITOR’S PAGE 2 SIAFF \\ REFERS FEATURE STORY Jocelyn M. Burns John R. Green. Jr. Elder Law at Wake Foiest 3 Susan Hudson Bruce Jacobs LAW SCHOOL NEWS Nicolas D. Jon.son Michael J. McCormick ‘Hungary’ for Legal Knowledge 8 C. Gant Redmon. Ill Toni Sessoms Estonia: Duties Beyond Bordeis 9 Barbara Smith Mark Teague Williams Returns Safely fiom Desert Storm 10 Italy Summer Progiam Begins this Year 12 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHERS Second Annual Law School Family Day 13 Ronda Casson Chip Holmes Are Wake Forest Faw Piofessors Boring?. .NOT! 14 Adrian M. Lapas . Toni Sessoms lOLTA Giant Recipients Shaie Summer Experience 15 Kirby H. Smith. Ill Jones Wins Student Trial Bar Competition 17 ADVISOR Quade Wins 20th Annual Stanley Competition 17 Linda J. Michalski Benton Team Places 2nd in Nation 18 ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT Construction Update: Worrell Professional Center 19 Noel H. Sugg ALUMNI NEWS PRINTING Wooten Printing Company, Inc. Billings’ Bold Initiative: Change Billable Homs! 20 Nineteenth Annual Partners’ Day Banquet 21 Law School Alumni Weekend 23 Robei't Elliot Receives NCBA Pio Bono Awaid 24 Manlin Chee Receives 1991 ABA Pro Bono Publico Awaid 25 Trial Tips from Norman Kellum 26 LEGAL ARTICLE The “Right to Die” in North Carolina: STAlE.MENTOF Where Aie We Heading? 27 PIRPOSE AM) POLICY TheWaktForest.Juristispublishedtwiceyearlybythe CLASS NOTES Wakef-'orestSchoolofLaw ofWakeForest University. Its ma>i.n«iplurapbioju-teiascttoiviintifeosrmanthdeefvreinetnsdsoafndinatelruemsntiatoftthheeLLaaww< Announcement to Delta Theta Phi Alumni 34 ‘ :h':>1.ofrecentimportantdecisionsbythecourtsofNorth Caroinaandotherjurisdictions, and newsoftheachieve- SPRING LAW LIBRARY SCHEDULE 36 menlsandactivitiesoffellowalumni. Inthiswaythe.Jurist toprosideaserviceandameaningfullinkbetweenthe sidhe<a>1foofrLuamwfoarntdheitcsraelautminvie.taAllesnot,sotfhestmuadgeantzsi,nefaschualltlyparnod- 1992 LEGAL EDUCATION SCHEDULE Inside Back ii‘ alumni andanopportunity for legal writing by them, r•ipi~nio)nfsth<cxapurtchsorcsdaanndddoptnjositliroenpsreasdevnotcoaftfeicdiahleproeliincyarocf CALENDAR OF EVENTS Inside Back the 1 . )l ifLaiw, - nghtstoreproductionofanymaterial printedinthe .Jurist -= reserved to the magazine. Permission for the Cover Photo: Scenes from W;ikc Forest’s l-cgal Clinic lorthe Elderly. Clockwise Irom lop: The law school ••iiiionn ;'tithieng-(finrtoemnttfhoerEadniytoort-hienr-Cphuibelfi.cationmustbe (photobySmith).ProfessorKateMewhinneyandstudents(photobyRosen), bowmanGraySchoolol Medicine (photo by Smith). Professor Kate Mewhinney and student Anne H. Litton with aclient (photo by Rosen). COLUMN DEAN’S C linical legal educationatWake Forest has taken another step forward. The coming of the Professional Center next year will help us to enhance instruction in the business and corporate area with no depreciationofourlitigationresourcesand emphasis. Similarly, the addition this fall semester ofa Legal Clinic for the Elderly enables us to enlarge clinical education without altering ordiminishing the opera- tion ofthebasic clinic. Theirpurposes are discrete. OurexistingClinicalProgramenrollsup to 25 students per semester. They receive four hours of academic credit for their classroomworkandfortheirpractice with both a civil law and a criminal law super- vising attorney. These assignments are with local practicing attorneys who super- vise the students and allow them to handle cases within their offices. Students are placed inawidevarietyoflawpracticesin- cluding: (1) Privatepractice; (2) Legal Aid Society; (3) Corporate general counsel with First Wachovia Corporation; (4) the • pension rights; and Center’s staff on related medical issues National Labor Relations Board; (5) the • Medicare coverage issues. such as dementia and how it affects deci- U.S. Attorney’s office; (6) the Forsyth Recognizingthislongtermneedforlegal sional capacity. County District Attorney’s office; and servicesfortheelderlyandforthecloseas- Law students participate in geriatric as- (7)theHighPointPublicDefender’soffice. sociationofthe legal and medical commu- sessment roundsalong with ateamofphy- The Clinic for the Elderly is the law nities, Wake Forest applied for and was sicians. pharmacists, social workers, and school’s first in-house clinic. It offers free awarded a federal grant in the amount of nurses inordertooffertheelderly patients legal services to indigent elderly clients. $279,000 from the U.S. Department of at the Sticht Center a comprehensive ap- Manifestly, we are a graying nation. In Education to fund a legal Clinic for the proach to solving the myriad problems as- 1900only4percentofournationalpopula- Elderly. Moreover, thisgrantenables usto sociated with aging. tion was over the age of 65. In only nine increase our clinical opportunities for law Initially, students focus on document years, 20 percentofthe population will be students who may now choose to enroll in drafting and advocacy before administra- over 65. In fact, the fastest growing seg- eitherthenewelderlawclinicorinourex- tiveagencies. Enrollmentwillbelimitedto ment inthiscountry istheover 85 yearold isting Clinical Program or both. tenstudentspersemesterwhoreceivethree group. In Forsyth County the over 85 age The Clinic forthe Elderly functionsasa hours ofacademic credit. group is expected to increase by 123 per- part ofthe J. Paul Sticht Centeron Aging. We thought you would want to know cent in the next 20 years. Itislocatedonthe7thfloorofthePiedmont more about this significant development. This rapidly enlarging older clientele Building which is now apartofWake Eor- WethinkitisinthetruespiritofWakeEor- will require lawyers knowledgeable in key est’s Bowman Gray School of Medicine est. It serves at least three important pur- areas including; campus. Students receive instruction on poses: Itenablesustobroadenourclinical • planning for incapacity (especially elder law from Kate Mewhinney, the man- offerings to students. It places us on the healthcaredirectives, powersofattor- aging attorney for the Legal Clinic for the leadingedgeofthedevelopmentofthe law ney, and living wills); Elderly. Under her supervision, they pro- to meet the needs of our fastest growing • Medicaid planning; vide legal services to indigent elderly group of Americans. And it permits our • long-term care insurance; clients. As an integral part of the Sticht youngest, the almost-lawyers, to have the • nursing home admissions contracts Center, this clinic offers students a mul- satisfactionofprovidingneededhelptothe and patient rights; tidisciplinary approach to aging. They re- indigent elderly, our loneliest citizens. • age discrimination in employment; ceive instruction from geriatricians on the Wake ForestJurist Fall/Winter 1991 1 EDITOR’S PAGE W hen we applied lo law sehool. we werea>ked our reasons for warning aiegaleduealion. Andtherewereprobabh av main different reasons as there were new students. Somewantedtofinda justifi- eation fortheirliberal artsmajor, ortopre- pare for a solid future eareer. Others were nilMV daring. The\ wanted to "empower the powerless.” to fight forms ofdiserimi- natiiMi and abuse, to help those most in needI'flegalad\iee. Perhapsmain ofthese daring students felt their ideals shattered when aetuall) iinohed in the ewryday elassroom experienee oflaw sehool. They told themsehes. “of eourse this book knowledge la\sa foundation, butwhencan aetuall) getoutthereandhelpsomeone?” I Wake Forest, with its new Legal Clinic forthe Elderl). pro\idesthisoutlet forstu- dents. Theelderlawclinicpiwidesaprac- tical education in a substantively complex area of law for those students willing to dedicate a portion oftheir time to serving indigent elders. We at the Jurist are excited about this new clinical opportunit)'. and wanted to educate students, alumni, and friends about the program in our feature article. One of the issues that students in the elderl) clinic confront is the ethics ofex- ecuting li\ing wills. Ann Potter, a 1990 graduate of the law .school, prosided us with an informatiw legal article respond- ing to the North Carolina legislature's re- cent passageof"Rightto Die” legislation. On a personal note. I want to thank the hard-working staffoftheJurist formaking thisa timely and interesting issue. Patricia Ewrett. lastyear'seditor, isalsoduemany thanks forherguidance in putting together the Jurist. Last, but by no means least. I thank .Noel Sugg, ouradministrativeassis- tant. and Linda .Michalski. ouradvisor, for -sharingtheirexperiencewithmeinmaking this a successful issue. photohyMichalski Board ofEditors. Standing: Karen E. Eady, Mary E Balthasar, Chip Holmes. Seated: Aimee N. Richardson. Wake ForestJurist Fall/Winter 1991 FEATURE STORY Wake New Forest Establishes a Clinic: The Legal Clinic for the Elderly clinic. She was and is occupied by finding new sources of clients; learning about community resources that benefit the elderly; educating Wake Forest adminis- trators, alumni, and friends about the program; and overseeing law students’ work. Although it took about six weeks to really get the clinic program rolling. Professor Mewhinney was not deterred fromherobjective. Shestatesthatshe “has the best legal Job ofanyone in the state!” Muchofherlegalbackgroundhasoriented hertothisfieldofwork. From 1978to 1989, she served as an attorney at the Legal Aid SocietyofNorthwestNorthCarolina. Dur- ing seven years ofher time there, she par- ticipated in advising law students involved in the basic clinic program. In 1989, Mewhinneywentintoprivatepractice. She continued her association with Wake For- est by teaching Trial Practice. In search of a more narrowly focused Job that would enable hertocontinueto “helppeople and teach students.” She was a natural for the position ofmanaging attorney at the clinic in all aspects ofelder law—benefits, wills for the elderly. and estates, and long-term care insurance The law students involved in the clinic LAW — can save a client money and, more im- havetwoorthreecasesatanyonetime. The portantly, peace ofmind. students have extensive responsibility in This past May, Dean Walsh and Associ- handlingtheirclient’scases,althoughallof ateDeanTaylorofthelawschooland Dean theirfinalworkisreviewedbyMewhinney. Janeway of the medical school, followed Students practice their skills in research, Kate Mewhinney, managing attorney of through on their idea to form a legal clinic client interviewing, letter drafting, and Wake Forest’s new Legal Clinic for the forthe elderly. The law school applied for document drafting. Some cases also re- Elderly, makes a convincing case for the agrantfromthe UnitedStates Department quireoraladvocacybeforejudges,clerksof pressingneedtotrain lawyers “foracoun- of Education. The government awarded court, or administrative lawJudges. try that's getting older and living longer.” WakeForesta$279,000grant,allowinglaw Students are also immersed in lectures She asks, “What law firm would not want studentsandfacultymembersattheJ. Paul and discussions concerning elder law. For a lawyer who could save their clients Sticht Center on Aging to serve the indi- example, eachstudentparticipates in mak- $20,000to $30,000 ayear?” Heranswer is gent. This fall, 10 second- and third-year ing rounds at Bowman Gray School of that a lawyer who has the ability to advise law students enrolled in the program, Medicine with a geriatric assessment clientshowtoplanwiselyforthefuturecan dedicating 10hardhoursofworkperweek team. During rounds, the students provide save their clients a lot. The costs ofliving to the clinic. the elders and their families with informa- in a nursing home, $20,000 to $30,000 an- About halfway through the semester. tion about advance directives, such as nually, or paying for live-in care or medi- Professor Mewhinney enthusiastically re- livingwillsandhealthcarepowersofattor- cal treatment can be greatly reduced by ported that the elderly clinic was “going ney. Guest speakers, including local attor- planningaheadwithlegalcounsel. Thead- well.” As a new program, Mewhinney had neys and geriatric physicians, also give vice given by a lawyer who is well versed the task of laying the groundwork for the weekly lectures to the clinic participants. Wake Forest Jurist Fall/Winter 1991 3 FEATURE STORY mittee at the medical center addressed the ethical concerns of serving the elderly at oneoftheclinic'sweeklysessions. Perhaps the most controversial topic in medical ethics is the termination of life sustaining treatment, including tube feeding, for patients in persistent vegetative states. By their involvement in the legal clinic forthe elderly, students can develop their own philosophies toward euthanasia in a more educated and progressive manner. Wheth- er they retract or expand their notion of when termination of life-sustaining treatment is permissible, they will have had a real life look at how this issue affects patients’ decision-making. Issues of legal ethics and the Code of Professional Responsibility were also addressed in a lecture to the students by ProfessorJoel Newman ofthe law school. Elder law is fraught with ethical concerns for the attorney. A common issue involves simplydetermining whotheclientis. Ifthe adultchildofanelderly person locatesand pays the attorney to render services to the older person, an attorney can lose sight of pholobyLapas whotheclient is. Anotherfrequentethical Kristin Decker, a second-year clinicparticipant dilemmaariseswhen an attorney is unsure of her client’s mental competency to exe- The substantiveeducationofferedby the in contact with the client's doctor, making cute documents. Can she consult with a clinic program is just as valuable as the it easier for the doctor to implement the medical professional for input without practical experience awarded. Someofthe client's desires. violating the attorney-client privilege? Is ever\da\'issuesthatclientsbringtolawstu- The opportunity provided by the clinic that client’s signature on a Consent to Re- dents in\ol\e: consumer rights, nursing fortheelderly tobecomefamiliarwith this lease Confidential Information authoriz- home patients' rights. Medicaid appeals. information from receptive, encouraging ingcontactwithaphysician?Andwhatrole Medicare hearings, guardianship ques- medical professionals is uniqueandpracti- should the attorney play when the client is tions. powers ofattorney, and will and es- cal. The medical aspect adds another determined to be incompetent? Not all of tate planning questions. dimension to the surface legal controversy these questions have easy answers in the Theinterestingaspectofalloftheselegal faced by the elder. ethical guidelines for attorneys, but the issues is that they are not merely doctrinal Also adding another element to legal is- clinic students learn to spot the issues and questions. Each substantive area can be suesisthefactthattheelderlyareoftendis- gain an understanding of the ethical pre- highK affected by the health ofthe elderly criminated against. Many direct and cepts that should guide them. person. For example, a client might come indirect government benefit programs are Althoughthisarticleonlybrieflyoutlines toastudenttofindouthowtoexecutea liv- fraught with abuse. The elderly may face the Clinic for the Elderly, it is apparent ing will. Although someelderlyclientsare physical or financial abuse in nursing thattheclinicbringsagreatopportunityfor well-read in current issues that affect homesorevenbyfamilymembers. Becom- learning to its participants, and allows its them, the student must be aware ofa num- ing aware of the realities an elder faces participants to use this knowledge for the ber of factors. The student needs to know whentryingtoreceivedeservedbenefitsor benefit of the elderly community. When what medicalconditionsmaycausethe liv- exercise rights isanotherservice theclinic Mewhinney states that there is “a lot hap- ingwilltogointoeffectandwhatre.sources provides for its participants. pening” in North Carolina that is exciting exist to evaluate a client with questionable A thirddimension that law studentscon- in terms of elder law, she is not underes- — c!:mpetency competency being the front in elder law issues are the ethical timating the type of work in which clinic threshold requirement forexecuting docu- dilemmas ofmedical decisions. Dr. Rich- students participate. ments. suchaswills. Thestudentshouldbe ard Vance, thechairmanoftheethicscom- Wake Forest Jurist Fall/Winler 1991 4 FEATURE STORY MEDICINE TheGeriatric AssessmentClinicconsti- tutesapartoftheSectiononInternalMedi- cineandGerontologyattheBowmanGray School of Medicine. The Assessment Clinic was established in 1987 to serve the frailelderly.Thisfall,forthefirsttime,law studentsbeganinteractingwiththemedical teamtoassessandtoprovidelegalcounsel- ing for these elderly patients. Once during the semester, each student has the opportunity to make rounds with the geriatric medical team at Baptist Hos- pital. This team consists of an attending physician specializing in geriatrics, a doc- torofpharmacy, ageriatric social worker, severalmedicalstudents,andseveralmedi- photobyRosen cal residents. Alongwith the law students, Alan Dubois, a third-year law sriidenf. these people assess the medical, social, andlegalaspectsofeachpatientatthehos- pital to whom they have been referred. As otherneedsarise, otherdisciplinessuchas physical therapists, occupational therapists,orhomehealthnurses, maybecome involved with the patients. Usually patients have been referred to the assessment team by concerned family members. Often family members will be grownchildrenwholiveoutofstateandare concernedabouthow well the elderly par- ent manages in activities of daily living. The spectrum ofactivities of daily living range from the routine tasks ofcaring for one’s personal hygiene and taking correct dosage ofprescribed medications to more complextasksofrunningerrandsandman- aging financial matters. The concerned familymembercan notify the geriatricassessmentteam(viatheJ. PaulStichtCenter on Aging) duringtheelderlyperson’shos- pitalstaythatthepatienthasaquestionable deficit in one of his activities of daily living. Once the family member requests the geriatricassessmentteam,avarietyofpro- photobyLapas fessionalservicesaresetintomotion. Even Ken Craig andAfschineh Latifi M. Tehrani discuss their experiences with the Clinicfor thoughelderlypatientsareusuallyreferred the Elderly. Wake Forest Jurist Fall/Winter 1991 5 - FEATURE STORY tration/recall;calculationofnumbers; lan- guage; and following ofcommands. Each area is given a numerical value and then each client is assigned a score based on performance. Another aspect of the mental examination evaluates more of a developmental type level of cognitive functioning. For e.xample, one test can evaluate if a client operates on a lower, concrete level of reasoning or ifa client can function on a higher, problem-solving level of reasoning. Thephysiciansusean interestingtech- nique toevaluatethese levels ofreasoning. They may ask the client to interpret the meaningofwell-known proverbs, such as, “Peoplewho live inglasshousesshouldn't throw stones.” Based on the client’s responses to several proverbs, the physician can determine the client’s developmental/cognitive level of functioning. The doctor of pharmacy interviews the patient to evaluate each person’s under- standingandadherence to theirprescribed medications. It is not uncommon for a pa- phofobyRosen tienttotakemedicationsathome inaman- Tom Knight, a third-year law student ner inconsistent with the physician’s prescribedorders. Thedoctorofpharmacy totheGeriatricAssessmentClinicformed- stein Mini-Mental exam. Thisexamevalu- also evaluates possible adverse drug inter- ical reasons, often more hidden, complex ates the client in the following areas: actions among the client’s various pre- problems arise in the assessment process. Orientation to self, place, and time; regis- scribed medications. One or more of those complex problems can be legal in nature and. in fact, may ei- therhinderorassist in finding solutions to the client's other problems. The law students and the medical team work together toexchangeinformationandtotailoranop- timal outcome for each client. Each Thursday morning, the geriatric assessment team meets two elderly indi\iduals at Baptist Hospital and spends at least three hours examining, interviewing, assessing, and planning a specialized line ofcare for each patient. During the examination phase of the team rounds, each professional separately interviews the elderly client. Thegeriatric physicians begin with a routine physical exam, with emphasis on current medical problems (as high blood pressure or dia- betes; and on potential medical problems specific to the geriatric patient (as hearing or ambulation problems). A significant photobyLapas test administered to each client is the Fol- Piedmont Plaza, home ofthe Clinicfor the Elderly Wake Forest Jurist Fall/Winter 1991 6 , FEATURE STORY Next, the social worker interviews the elderly client about practical, everyday problems. In this interview the social workeraskstheclientabouthisactivitiesof dailylivingtoascertainareaswherethecli- ent may have difficulty functioning and, so, mayneedoutsideassistance. Ifafamily member or neighbor is not available, the client may be a candidate for outside professional help ranging anywhere from homehealthaides andhome health nurses to housekeeping to financial counseling. Finally, the law student interviews the elderlyclientandfamilymemberstoascer- taintheirlegalneeds. Thelawstudentasks who makes the decisions for the client, if the client has a living will, ifthe client is awareofthefinancialorhealthcarepowers ofattorney thatcanbeexecuted, andother pertinentquestions. Iftheclienthasaneed inoneofthese areas the studenteither en- couragestheclienttoconsultwithanattor- ney or to contact the Legal Clinic for the photobyLapas Elderly. Annette B\rd, administrative assistant to the Legal Clinicfor the Elderly. During the second stage ofthe team ef- fort, the professionals discuss the specific needs of each patient and evaluate those between competency and incompetency to everyday solutions, such as encouraging needs in a brainstorming session. Every thelawstudent. Afterinterviewingthecli- the client to continue a favorite hobby, to professionalrevealswhattheyhavelearned ent and interacting with the physician, the continue church or community activities, and what conclusions they have drawn lawstudentbeginstoappreciatethetightly or to exercise. about each elderly client. The team looks interwovenfabricsoflawandmedicine,es- Inthelaststagetoholisticclientcare,the at the optimal lifestyle the client enjoyed pecially in regard to developing wills, liv- team meets with theclient. Notonly is the before the onset of illness and the aging ing wills, and the powers ofattorney. client included in this conference, but the processandsetstheclient’sgoalsbasedon In the same regard, the physicians and spouse,extendedfamilymembers,andsig- that background. One very realistic prob- law students can discuss the ramifications nificant others are encouraged to join. lem for many elderly clients is a “loss of oflivingwillsandthepowersofattorneyin Each disciplinary professional speaks to expectations.” Many times these people thehospitalsetting. Asonephysiciannoted the patient and his family. As they speak, arenotabletodothingstheyplannedtodo toalawstudent,physiciansgenerallyabide eachprofessional demonstratesthe unique during retirement. The team attempts to by the legaldocuments which clientspres- approach and caie involved in elderly cli- help the client realistically lower their ent, but documents such as living wills or ent education. Each person attempts to sit earlier expectations and to seek newer, powers ofattorney can help no one ifthey closely to the client and if necessary, to more reachable goals. are sitting in an unretrievable location, speak loudly and clearly. Team members An important part of the law student’s suchas a safe depositbox. So, an attorney carefully reviewthe informationand plans educationduringthisphaseoftheteamin- can help a client understand the practical ofaction with the attendant group and an- teraction is to learn how the medical team implicationsofwhatthephysicianwilland swers questions. Einally, the team mem- —especiallythephysician—evaluatescog- will not do once a living will or similar bers note follow-up visits with the clients nitive reasoning. The client’s cognitive document is drawn up. so that plans are implemented within a reasoningformsthefoundationofwhatthe Erom their evaluations, the team estab- short time after the client returns home. physician and, ultimately, the lawyer con- lishesaplanofaction, includingtimelines sider a client’s competency. If a client andreferralstootherprofessionalsoragen- already experiences memory loss orisen- cies. They may also suggest use of the By Ainiee N. Richardson, a third-year tering a borderline stage of Alzheimer’s growing services for elderly people, such studentfromBonita Springs, FL; and Toni Disease, the physicians explain their at- aselderlydaycareandcommunitysupport Sessoms, a second-yearstudentfiom Ra- tempts to draw that fine and wavering line groups. Buttheycanalsosuggestpractical leigh, NC. Wake ForestJurist Fall/Winter 1991 7 LAW SCHOOL NEWS ‘Hungary’ for Legal Knowledge Withtheironcurtainrisinglikeit'sopen- cially inthecontextoftransformingcollec- power to decide the outcome of cases by ing night at the new world order theater. tivefarmsandindustry, housing, andcom- onephonecalltoanappropriatejudge.The WakeForestreeei\edoneofits recentlyar- pensation. The Dean also emphasized the Dean said such practices have since — ri\edeastmembers. Dean.AntalVisegrady legacy of Soviet domination the low ceased. ofthe Janus Pannonius University School numbersofJobs, andthe impacton morals Dean Antal Visegrady is hopeful that ofLaw inPees. Hungary, spokeonSeptem- and religion. some of the greatest changes are yet to ber 11. 1991. to a filled law school court- A continental breakfast was held for come. To facilitate these steps forward, he roomabout his e.xperiencesand hopes asa Dean Visegrady where students came to cameto AmericaandWake Forestto sit in Hungarian law professor. Dean Visegrady hear about their counterparts in Hungary on classes, meet with professors and stu- was appointed associate professor of the and some ofthe changes brought by free- dents, and observe the American method Department ofTheory ofState and Law at dom. ThoughHungarianlawstudentshave of legal teaching at its very best. After his university in 1985, and has been vice alwaysbeenfreefromtheSocraticmethod, WakeForest, theDeantraveledtotheUni- dean of international affairs since 1990. (suffering long lectures instead) their versity ofChicago School ofLaw for fur- He is theauthorofnumerous legal articles professors haveonly recently had the free- therlearningandteaching. Heemphasized and has spoken to conferences around the domtoexpresstheirviewsonthelegal sys- thatallarewelcometovisitandlearnathis world. tem of that country. The Dean cited the school in Hungary, and he hopes to foster The Dean spoke of the legal reform in restrictionson histraveljusttwoyearsago more exchanges between professors, stu- Hungar\ inthelasttwoyears,withmostre- and his inability to criticize whathe felt to dents, and library resources. form having come only recently with the be weaknesses in the Hungarian legal sys- Red.Army'sdepartureonJune 15, 1991. He tem. Healsonotedpastcasesofcorruption By C. Gant Redmon, HI, a third-year seesprivatizationofcentralconcern, espe- where the communist party once had the studentfrom Alexandria, VA. photobyRichardson Dean Antal Visegrady visits Wake Forest Law School Wake Forest Jurist Fall/Winter 1991 8